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How does the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (nCoV2019) compare to Ebola, SARS, MERS? Cases and Deaths
Weighing diseases
case-fatality remains stable ... Ebola virus (Identified ... Melvin Sanicas @ ... #Coronavirus #comparison ... #viruses #MERS
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
Most common viruses ... be similar to SARS ... Coronavirus 3 hours SARS ... Melvin Sanicas @ ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis #table
Reproductive Number (R0 "R Naught") showing how contagious / transmissible a pathogen is.  The R0
other diseases (SARS ... developing countries) SARS ... Melvin Sanicas @ ... #coronavirus #comparison ... #table #SARS #Ebola
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Bedside Classification ... Post-cardiac arrest SIRS ... CM #Shock #Classification ... #Cardiogenic #Comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
6/02/2022 UPDATE: This assay is designed to detect non-variola orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. It is not
detect monkeypox virus ... 2022-lab-advisory-CLARIFICATION-CDC_Publishes_Non-variola_Orthopoxvirus_PCR_Testing_Procedure ... should use this algorithm ... smallpox-diagnostic-algorithm-poster ... See table below